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Courts & crime, 1868

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Water Police Court. Thursday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. R. A. Hunt, Mr. W. Tunks, Mr. H. Amitage, and Mr. W. Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1868 · page 3

Edward White found drunk and disorderly in Forbes-street, was fined 5s.; in default of payment, to be imprisoned for two days. Patrick Mooney, for a similar offence in George-street,…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1868 · page 3

JURY COUT.—Allen v. O'Neill, part heard; Levy and another v. James, Levy v. James, Swan and another v. Nicholson. BANCO COURT.—Nelson and another v. Joshua and another, part heard; Mackenzie v. Brookes, Dr. Beer v. Riordan…

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Law. Supreme Court. — Thursday. Banco Court. (Before Sir Alfred Stephen, and a jury of four.)

Empire · Friday 8 May 1868 · page 3

NELSON AND ANOTHER v. [?] AND ANOTHER, This case was proceeded with yesterday. Mr Raymond deposed that he [?]al acted as agent for the New South Wales stations, for Mr. Forlonge. Mr…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1868 · page 3

Plans of distribution were confirmed in the estates of James Flynn, John Black, George A. Hall, Frances Waugh, Robert Coulter, and Henry Dodds. In the estate of Jackson and Munn, an adjourned…

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Insolvency Court.— Thrusday. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.)

Empire · Friday 8 May 1868 · page 3

Re John Josoph Roboerts: This was an adjourned aapplicaton from 4th instant for certificate. Further adjourned to 14th instant. Re James Flynn, Thomas Waugh, George…

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Central Police Office. —Thursday. (Before Messrs Spence and Montague Lo[?]y.)

Empire · Friday 8 May 1868 · page 3

Eight drunkards were punished. Peter M'Farlane and William Smith, on remand, were charged with stealing a pair of trousers, value 18s., the property of Henry Zions. The charge being…

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Jury Court. (Before his Honor Judge Cheeke.) RAYMOND V. BROWN

Empire · Friday 8 May 1868 · page 3

This was a claim for £87[?]13s., for ten cases of Allen's patent foot rot ointment. Defendant, who lives at Singleton, ordered the ointment of Mr. Raymond, who forward it according. A contract was signed for…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court. Before his Honor Mr. Justice CHEEKE and juries of four. RAYMOND v. BROWN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1868 · page 3

This was on action for goods sold and delivered, to which the defendant pleaded that he was never indebted. Mr. Salomons and Mr. Pilcher appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Rogers for the defendant…

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Water Police Court. Friday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. T. Spence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

William Vanghan was fined 5s., and John Johnston and Charles Mead 10s. each, for drunkenness in the streets; in default of payment to be imprisoned for two or three days. James Bray, charged with furiously driving a horse on…

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Goulburn Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 7

HER Majesty's gaol at Goulburn is the uglicst possible building which could have been devised by the most erratic genius. Its exterior is offensive to the eye; its interior is revolting to the mind. A greater blemish could scarcely…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

Henry P. Sawell, master of the steamer Blackbird, for neglecting on arrival to deliver to the Superintendent of Water Police a true list of the crew and passengers, was fined, £10, with costs, an imperfect list of the crew only…

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Central Police Court. Friday. Before their Worships the Pelice Magistrate, Messrs. Oatley, Jolly, Hunt, Pritchard, Renny, Murphy, and Tighe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

Seven prisoners were brought before the Court. Of these, three were dischiuged, and one (charged with bigamy) was remanded to Wellington, New Zealand. One person was fined 10s. and another was fined 20s. for…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

The case of De Lissa v. James, for perjury, which had occupied two previous days, was concluded. The information of Alfred De Lissa, of Sydney, alleged that at Orange, on or about the 28th day of March, 1868,…

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Lam Gazette. Supreme Court. Tuesday.—sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Mr. justice CHEEKE and a jury of four. DOBSON V. RHODES. The trial of this case, which was commenced on Monday,…

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The Police Magistracy. Opinions of the Country Press

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 11

IN the debate in Committee of "Supply, in the Assembly, the other night, when the vote for defraying the expenses of maintaining the Courts of Petty Sessions was proposed, Mr. Hart objected to the cost of the Police Magistrates to…

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Insolvency Court. Before the Chief Commissioner

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

In the estate of Bernard Keenan, an adjourned certificate meeting. His Honor said that after perusing the proceedings, and especially the evidence of insolvent taken on 10th July and 12th February last, and his affidavit sworn in…

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Insolvency Court. Friday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

In the estate of Edwin Binney, a second meeting. Insolvent desired to amend part A of his schedule, and was allowed until the 15th to do so, and to file statement under rule 20; accounts under Rules 22 and 23 to be filed on or…

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Insolvency Court.—friday. (Before His Honor the Chief Commissioner.)

Empire · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 5

Re Edwin Binnoy, second meeting. Insolvent allowed to 15th instant to amend schedule. Accounts to be verifled and filed by same time. Henry Richard Willis' claim to prove, having been objected to by the…

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In Difficulties. Three Stages. Third Stage. Through the Bankruptcy Court

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 11

THERE is one particular in which the inmates of the sponging-house in Bream's-buildings and those of Whitecross-street prison resemble each other. Every individual among them is—according to his own account…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court. Before his Honor Mr. Justice CHEEKE, and a jury of four. ALLEN V. O'NEILL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

The trial of this case was resumed. It was an action in assertion of a right of way, from the plaintiff's property in Kent-street to a thoroughfare called Miller-street. The plaintiff was ultimately non-suited by his own counsel,…

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